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TopicSex trafficking

Topic: sex trafficking

A gang rape complainant ended up as accused in trafficking case. Why HC quashed charges against her

Punjab & Haryana HC quashed trafficking charges but upheld extortion and conspiracy charges against her and a co-accused.

Held in robbery bid, she was found to be trafficked, raped, pregnant at 16. At 19, she’ll be a paralegal

She was trafficked from Siliguri aged 11-12 yrs & forced into sex work. Trafficking or rape survivors often bury their worst memories & can feel favourably inclined to a kinder abuser.

This sex trafficking victim dreaded Valentine’s Day—’They expected something special’

In 'Awakening the Advocate’, Matthew S.Friedman recounts the stories and testimonials of trafficking victims, perpetrators and those combating the crisis.

Hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ accused of rape, sexual abuse of R&B singer Cassie

The lawsuit also accuses the rapper of regularly beating Cassandra Ventura over the course of a 10-year relationship. She also accused him of plying her with drugs and alcohol.

Landlords of properties used as brothels must pay damages, can’t plead ignorance, rescued minors tell SC

SC took note of the minors' submission of draft rules seeking this compensation as a civil remedy and sought response from govt & National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

Sex trafficking & rape horror in Andhra: How case of Dalit teen busted ring of 65 men & 15 women

Police rescued 13-year-old girl from a house in Krishna district’s Guntupalli village. What followed was a race to track down 80 suspects. Seventy four have been arrested.

MIT under scanner over financial ties with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

MIT’s Media Lab had deep financial relations with Jeffrey Epstein, who helped it raise $7.5 million. Following the revelations, Joi Ito, director of the lab, resigned.

India’s crackdown on human trafficking not strong enough to stamp it out, says US

Lauds efforts, but urges Delhi to increase prosecutions and convictions for all forms of trafficking, including bonded labour

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Our interpretation of religious rules can recognise the new realities without treating every attempt at reform as an attack on religion.

India’s oil import bill jumps 48% to nearly $75 bn in April-August, up from $50 bn last year—govt data

Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell report indicates that the sharp increase in import bill was largely driven by high crude prices, rather than a rise in quantity of crude purchased.

Satellite images show Iran rebuilding nuclear weapons site Taleghan 2 hit twice by Israel

High-resolution satellite images show Iran began rebuilding Taleghan 2 in June-July, months after Israeli strikes damaged the suspected nuclear weapons research site near Tehran.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.